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(43) Date of publication: 27.11.2013 Bulletin 2013/48 (21) Application number: 12736720.9 (22) Date of filing: 18.01.2012

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61F 2/82(2013.01) A61B 17/22(2006.01) A61F 2/06(2013.01) A61M 37/00(2006.01) A61M 5/14(2006.01) A61B 17/12(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2012/021713 (87) International publication number: WO 2012/099956 (26.07.2012 Gazette 2012/30)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 18.01.2011 US 201161461290 P (71) Applicant: GT Urological, LLC Minneapolis, MN 55414 (US)	(72) Inventors: ANDERSON, David, W. Brooklyn Park MN 55428 (US) ESAREY, Bernard, J. Maplewood MN 55117 (US) TIMM, Gerald, W. Minneapolis MN 55403 (US) (74) Representative: Petraz, Gilberto Luigi et al GLP S.r.l. Viale Europa Unita, 171 33100 Udine Viale Europa Unita, 171 33100 Udine (IT)